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Vernon chiropractor gets to serve sexual assault jail sentence in his $1.2M home
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (686+ words) A Vernon chiropractor with a history of sexual misconduct will spend six months in jail for sexually assaulting a patient in 2021 " but he gets to serve it in his $1.2-million Coldstream home. Today, Jan. 14, at the Vernon courthouse, BC Provincial…...
Man charged in 1973 killing of woman in Connecticut dies after found unresponsive in prison cell
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (201+ words) George Legere, 77, was found unresponsive in his cell Friday night at the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield. He was pronounced dead early Saturday at a local hospital, the Department of Correction said Tuesday. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner…...
Judge denies request by ex-detective convicted in Breonna Taylor raid to delay prison sentence
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) Brett Hankison became the first officer involved in the raid to be convicted on criminal charges when a jury found him guilty of using excessive force in November. He was sentenced to 33 months in prison in July but quickly filed…...
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (200+ words) CHILLIWACK " Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after Mounties discovered an alleged clandestine drug laboratory used to produce fentanyl and MDMA. Chilliwack RCMP say they executed search warrants at two homes and two storage lockers,…...
Judge shot dead in Albania courtroom, with gunman arrested after running away
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (122+ words) Judge Astrit Kalaja was shot inside the courtroom by a 30-year-old suspect with the initials E. Sh., according to police. Kalaja died while being taken to a hospital. The gunman also shot two other people involved in the hearing, police said....
Suspect arrested and released after series of Kamloops grassfires
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (161+ words) Police caught one man then released him after several grassfires in Kamloops on Sunday. Four fires were reported along Summit Drive, Oct. 5, before others flared up near Grandview Terrace and Columbia Street West, RCMP said. "There was no significant damage…...
Armenian archbishop sentenced to 2 years in prison over alleged coup plot
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) Archbishop Mikael Ajapahyan was arrested in June and accused of being part of an alleged coup plot against the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The cleric was found guilty on Sept. 24 of calling for the government to be overthrown....
Portland braces for federal troops as protests escalate and a conservative influencer is arrested
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (978+ words) Months of demonstrations outside Portland's immigration detention facility have escalated since Trump said last week he was sending federal troops to the city, which he described as "War ravaged." Police made a few arrests late Thursday after fights broke out…...
No Gun Was Seized From Teenager Shot Dead By Montreal-area Police: Watchdog
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (565+ words) LONGUEUIL " The family of a 15-year-old boy shot dead by Montreal-area police over the weekend has retained the services of a lawyer and is preparing for his funeral, the teenager's uncle said Tuesday. "There isn't anything more to say, the…...
Vernon pub avoids fine after serving teen in sting operation
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (462+ words) In a rare move, a Vernon pub that inadvertently served a minor an alcoholic drink has avoided being fined or shut down for a week after it proved it had done its due diligence not to serve teens. According to…...